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Standardization and Age-Distribution of COVID-19: Implications for Variability in Case Fatality and Outbreak Identification

2020-04-14 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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BackgroundEpidemiological data from the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated variability in attack rates by age, and country-to-country variability in case fatality ratio (CFR). ObjectiveTo use direct and indirect standardization for insights into the impact of age-specific under-reporting on between-country variability in CFR, and apparent size of COVID-19 epidemics. DesignPost-hoc secondary data analysis ("case studies"), and mathematical modeling. SettingChina, global. InterventionsNone. M...

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